Ursus of Aosta

Saint

Ursus of Aosta
Saint; Ursus of Aosta
Died	6th century; Aosta
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized	Pre-congregation
Major shrine	Collegiate church of Saint Ursus
Feast	February 1; June 21 (Burano)
Attributes	archdeacon with a staff and book, bearing birds on his shoulder; wearing fur pelisse in a religious habit; striking water from a rock; or giving shoes to the poor.
Patronage	Ivrea; Cogne; invoked in childbirth; children who die before baptism; invoked against faintness, kidney disease, and rheumatism

Ursus of Aosta (Italian: Sant'Orso d'Aosta; French: Saint Ours d'Aoste; fl. 6th century) was an Italian evangelist of the 6th century, today venerated as a saint. His feast day is February 1.

Biography

Originally thought to have been of Irish origin, historians seem to agree that he came from the Val d’Aosta.^[2]^[3] He became a monk at the Abbey of San Giusto in Aosta.^[4] Ursus was later appointed archdeacon for Jucundus [fr] (in Italian, San Giocondo; in French, Saint Joconde), bishop of Aosta.^[5] He built the Church of San Lorenzo, which became the Collegiate church of Saint Ursus in Aosta.^[6]^[7] He evangelized the region of Digne and was an opponent of Arianism.

Patronage

Ursus is a patron saint of Burano.^[1]

The Fiera di Sant’Orso in Aosta is held annually on January 30th and 31st.^[4]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Stracke, Richard. "The Saints Named Ursus in Art", Christian Iconography
^ ^a ^b Monchiero, Alessandro. "The Fair of Saint Ursus in Aosta", Specchio di La Stampa, January 13, 2001
^ "The Cloister of Sant’Orso in Aosta", Cenobium
^ ^a ^b "The Fair of Saint Orso, Aosta’s biggest celebration", L'Italo Americano, January 23, 2024
^ Holweck, Frederick George (1924). A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints: With a General Introduction on Hagiology. B. Herder. p. 1000.
^ Watkins, Basil (19 November 2015). "Juventius of Pavia". The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary (8th ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 739. ISBN 978-0-567-66415-0.
^ Fodor's Travel Guides (14 December 2021). "Aosta". Fodor's Essential Italy 2022. Fodor's Travel. ISBN 978-1-64097-448-7.

External links

St. Ursus of Aosta - Catholic Online

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[stracke-1] Stracke, Richard. "The Saints Named Ursus in Art", Christian Iconography

[Monchiero-2] Monchiero, Alessandro. "The Fair of Saint Ursus in Aosta", Specchio di La Stampa, January 13, 2001

[3] "The Cloister of Sant’Orso in Aosta", Cenobium

[italo-4] "The Fair of Saint Orso, Aosta’s biggest celebration", L'Italo Americano, January 23, 2024

[5] Holweck, Frederick George (1924). A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints: With a General Introduction on Hagiology. B. Herder. p. 1000.

[Watkins-6] Watkins, Basil (19 November 2015). "Juventius of Pavia". The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary (8th ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 739. ISBN 978-0-567-66415-0.

[7] Fodor's Travel Guides (14 December 2021). "Aosta". Fodor's Essential Italy 2022. Fodor's Travel. ISBN 978-1-64097-448-7.

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Authority control databases
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Saint Ursus of Aosta

Died	6th century Aosta
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized	Pre-congregation
Major shrine	Collegiate church of Saint Ursus
Feast	February 1; June 21 (Burano)^[1]
Attributes	archdeacon with a staff and book, bearing birds on his shoulder; wearing fur pelisse in a religious habit; striking water from a rock; or giving shoes to the poor.
Patronage	Ivrea; Cogne; invoked in childbirth; children who die before baptism; invoked against faintness, kidney disease, and rheumatism